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Feedback vs Testimonial - What's the difference?

feedback | testimonial |

As nouns the difference between feedback and testimonial

is that feedback is critical assessment on information produced while testimonial is a statement, especially one given under oath; testimony.

As a verb feedback

is to generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.

As an adjective testimonial is

serving as testimony.

feedback

English

(wikipedia feedback)

Noun

(-)
  • Critical assessment on information produced
    • After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback .
  • (cybernetics, systems) The signal that is looped back to control a system within itself.
  • The high-pitched howling noise heard when there's a loop between a microphone and a speaker.

    • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often used with "feedback": positive, negative, delayed, linear, nonlinear, etc.

    Synonyms

    * (noise) Larsen effect * (noise) howlback * (noise) howlround

    Derived terms

    * biofeedback * feedbacker * feedback loop * feedback control * howlback * negative feedback * positive feedback

    Coordinate terms

    * feedforward * buffering

    Descendants

    * Spanish: (calque)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (music) To generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.
    • The show ended with a riot of feedbacking guitars.
  • To provide informational feedback to.
    • His employees feedbacked him a lot more than he wanted.
  • To convey by means of specialized communications channel.
    • Customers feedbacked their complaints and some praise.

    Usage notes

    * Some are likely to prefer "feed back" and its inflected forms "feeds back", "feeding back", or "fed back". ----

    testimonial

    English

    (wikipedia testimonial)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A statement, especially one given under oath; testimony
  • A written recommendation of someone's worth or character
  • A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc.
  • (football) A match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money).

    • Related terms

    * testify * testimony

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Serving as testimony.
    • a testimonial statement

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